Humanoid robot comes to life

Meet Roboy, “one of the most advanced humanoid robots,” say researchers at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Zurich. Over 40 engineers and scientists are
constructing Roboy as a tendon-driven robot modeled on human beings
(robots usually have their motors in their joints, giving them that
“robot” break-dance look), so it will move almost as elegantly as a
human. Roboy will be a “service robot,” meaning it will execute services
independently for the convenience of human beings, as in the movie Robot & Frank.